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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1916
Page
1
Chicago leaders assail President Wilson's national defense address as a colossal failure lacking concrete details. They praise its rhetoric yet say he failed to identify the nation's weaknesses or present a clear plan, leaving Republicans without a definite takeaway.
Four suits by Guaranty Trust, National City Bank, and two individuals against North German Lloyd seeking over 2 million dollars in damages were dismissed. The Kronprinzess Cecelie, carrying nearly 5 million in gold and 3 million for London and Paris, turned back near the English coast after a wireless warning of war. Judge Hale ruled Captain Polack acted prudently and with due regard to safety.
Fire wiped out the Barnes Block and the Moshannon National Bank building in Philipsburg Pennsylvania causing about 150000 in damages. A heavy snowstorm helped save the remainder of the town.
Cumberland theaters list matinee and evening showings. Maryland Theater hosts Joseph W. Payton Stock Co in Diplomacy. Grand Theatre features Nance O'Neil in A Woman's Past. Liberty Theatre presents Edwin Arden and Barbara Tennant in The Grey Mask. Victoria and Belvedere theatres show pictures. Central M. C. A. offers a fellowship club supper.
Local editorials and features highlight community voices and profiles. Readers find commentary on local issues, lifestyle notes, and sports briefs from the Telegraph staff.
Fourteen French aviators bombarded Bulgarian encampments at Petritsi in retaliation for Zeppelin raids on Saloniki. A German airman was reported captured as Saloniki Drive Near. An Austro German offensive against Saloniki was expected, with Mackensen at Monastir and railway repairs completed.
San Antonio, Feb 3. J Harrison, jailed for links to a Baltimore Ohio train robbery in West Virginia last October, maintains innocence and cites an alibi. Federal agents traced stolen $20 bills to him after a postal cler k identified one note at the San Antonio postoffice. Under a shop floor, investigators found $1,755 in cash in jars. Harrison says he was in South Texas during the fall and will prove his case.
An Italian woman in masculine dress, Silasi Betti, was arrested in South Cumberland last night with Jim Demuss. After fainting spells she was sent home to Magnolia West Virginia by police and returned today. no charges were filed. King George signs compulsory service bill. act takes effect February 10.
Berlin reports a new strain in US Germany relations after the Lusitania sinking and a purported Wilson warning of war. Washington highlights House Military Committee objections to a continental army plan and Navy discussions on torpedoes, guns, and defenses.
Special to The Press. Senator Zihlman proposes a uniform statewide ballot with alphabetical names and party designations, removing secrecy and altering the Wilson law provisions in Anne Arundel. Other measures include ol eomargarine fines for boarding houses and a district realignment bill. The piece also covers a State Department view on the British liner Appam as a German prize of war and refugee policies.
London dispatch reports Yussef Izzedin heir apparent to the Turkish throne killed himself in his Constantinople palace at 7 am Tuesday. Born 1857, he opposed the Young Turks and Germans, led a peace party, and was previously shot by Enver Pasha over policy. He was son of deposed Sultan Abdul Aziz.
Dr John S Fulton Maryland Health Secretary hails Cumberland’s health progress in his annual report and commends City Health Officer Max J Colton for the documented improvements. Fulton calls Cumberland better than ever in health conditions.
Professor John Whittaker organist at St Luke’s Lutheran Church plans a sacred concert Sunday evening. He will be assisted by the choir and local talent with selections from Handel's Messiah. The public is invited to attend this musical event.
The Takata Maru crew was saved after the vessel sank in collision with the Silver Shell. Captain Moses reported all hands were rescued and the Silver Shell was bound for the English Channel. In Athens, Marie Lamos and Dr. Dura Gudha, survivors from the Brindisi, arrived after fleeing the Albanian coast and joining Serbian retreat.
Superintendent Davidson plans to ask the Pittsburgh board of education to start military training in city high schools. This responds to the president's call for national preparedness.
In St Louis on February 3 President Wilson addressed about 8000 in the auditorium urging upholding American rights. He pledged a record of genuine neutrality and warned against internal and external dangers while touting a strong navy to protect coastlines. Mrs. Wilson attended as the crowd cheered the couple and the national anthem was sung by 2000 voices.
Pittsburgh Feb 8 The federal grand jury has completed its probe into the First National Bank of Uniontown which failed recently Indictments are expected to be returned soon.
A. G. Gough of Davis Coal and Coke Co at Thomas W Va reports a room robbery at the Baltimore Hotel. Officer Wegman arrests Frank Allen of Davis as a suspect in Windsor Hotel bar. AllenIdentity matched, missing pocketbook worth 12 to 15 dollars, only 4.60 recovered, cap found, both men held for 4 pm hearing.
New York reports France desires between 100 and 200 million dollars more from American lenders. J P Morgan travels to Europe to negotiate a loan as Paris has already borrowed 300 million locally, with the new loan pushing France's total beyond 500 million.
Paris reports Col. BE M House met with Jules Cambon at the foreign office amid praise for his discretion. The Excelsior likens him to a sphinx in a soft hat and notes interviewers remain baffled by his caution. Vienna notes House did not include Vienna in his Geneva trip and bears no U.S. instructions for Austria-Hungary.
London observers report Zeppelins no longer alarm the public as a fleet is expected to reach London within an hour but city life remains normal with hotels, clubs, and theatres operating and no panic evident. Public notices call stations to readiness.
Berlin reports the capture of the British liner Appam and Zeppelin raids on Paris and English towns as signs of a planned aggressive campaign at sea and in the air. The daring Appam capture has sparked wild enthusiasm, and Lieut. Berg has become a popular war hero.
London reports the steamer Chasebill, sailing from New York January 18, is missing at sea with crew saved. The British steamer Belle France is sunk, with ninety crewmen in Janoy and twenty landed.
After fourteen months of nine hour days, employees at the Cumberland and Sylvania railroad shops in J Savage were notified of extended working hours and associated changes. The announcement signals a shift in labor conditions for shop personnel and may affect production schedules and overtime practices.
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